In order for us to give our dogs the best possible home, it is important for us to limit how many dogs we keep at our home. To be a good breeder of quality dogs we need to keep, evaluate, and add quality bloodlines into our breeding program. We like to keep a few of our “pick” puppies to monitor their growth and development. After completing our health testing (DNA, Eye, Hip & Elbow scoring) and temperament testing some will eventually fit into our breeding program. We prefer to place these “pick” puppies in guardian family care homes. An Australian Labradoodle loves being a part of family day to day life. 
 
The girls come back to live with us to whelp and raise their litters and then go back to their families. Our boys of course are only needed for short periods of time to go on 'honeymoon'. When our dogs retire from our breeding program they are already with their "forever family".  Our guardian families have a close bond with us and our home is like a home away from home for the boys and girls under our guardian family care umbrella as they have their holidays with us or just come for a catch up and a play on a regular basis. 
 
If you become a guardian family the dog is essentially your pet but we own breeding rights to them.
 
Who Qualifies As a Guardian Family?

• We are very selective of who we choose to become a guardian family. Our primary concern is that our dogs go into safe homes where they will be well taken care and loved as a family member.
• We will make a home visit prior to acceptance.
• Must NOT own other entire dogs. Number of other dogs living in the household is viewed by each individual application.  
• Guardian families should live within a 2 hour drive of our homes.
• Everyone in the household should like the guardian arrangement.
• They must be in a home where they are not able to escape, property must be fully fenced. (We do not condone the use of electric dog boundary fencing.)
• All training/raising/caring must be via force free training methods. 
• We expect the guardian parents to allow the dog to be a part of the family and sleep inside.
• Guardian families must be willing to have us stop by on occasion.
• Families that are interested in breeding dogs are not good guardian families. We are placing dogs in their permanent family home, not in a breeding home.
• We do not split litters with guardian families.
• This is not a program for someone who wants to be a breeder, but a guardian family in order to provide good forever homes for our dogs.

If you would like to find out more about being a Guardian Care Family email us at tuiridgelabradoodles@gmail.com.